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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      24,015</td>
<td class="r data">      15,777</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">      20,540</td>
<td class="r data">      13,864</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,475</td>
<td class="r data">       1,913</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      26,322</td>
<td class="r data">      18,017</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">      22,725</td>
<td class="r data">      16,045</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,597</td>
<td class="r data">       1,972</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      34,028</td>
<td class="r data">      22,704</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,744</td>
<td class="r data">      20,380</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,284</td>
<td class="r data">       2,324</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      33,887</td>
<td class="r data">      22,255</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,593</td>
<td class="r data">      19,946</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,294</td>
<td class="r data">       2,309</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      33,734</td>
<td class="r data">      22,189</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      29,619</td>
<td class="r data">      19,993</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,115</td>
<td class="r data">       2,196</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      32,830</td>
<td class="r data">      21,258</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      28,626</td>
<td class="r data">      19,074</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">       4,204</td>
<td class="r data">       2,184</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      31,987</td>
<td class="r data">      20,452</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">      28,206</td>
<td class="r data">      18,526</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,781</td>
<td class="r data">       1,926</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      31,853</td>
<td class="r data">      20,113</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,352</td>
<td class="r data">      18,388</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,501</td>
<td class="r data">       1,725</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      32,228</td>
<td class="r data">      20,151</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,729</td>
<td class="r data">      18,470</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,499</td>
<td class="r data">       1,681</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,915</td>
<td class="r data">      19,758</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">      28,550</td>
<td class="r data">      18,165</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,365</td>
<td class="r data">       1,593</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      23,721</td>
<td class="r data">      15,626</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">      20,314</td>
<td class="r data">      13,736</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,407</td>
<td class="r data">       1,890</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      25,994</td>
<td class="r data">      17,856</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">      22,471</td>
<td class="r data">      15,902</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,523</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      33,655</td>
<td class="r data">      22,530</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,444</td>
<td class="r data">      20,223</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,211</td>
<td class="r data">       2,307</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      33,510</td>
<td class="r data">      22,061</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      29,279</td>
<td class="r data">      19,769</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,231</td>
<td class="r data">       2,292</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      33,084</td>
<td class="r data">      21,716</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">      29,046</td>
<td class="r data">      19,546</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">       4,038</td>
<td class="r data">       2,170</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      32,206</td>
<td class="r data">      20,790</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,066</td>
<td class="r data">      18,621</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">       4,140</td>
<td class="r data">       2,169</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      31,354</td>
<td class="r data">      19,959</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      27,631</td>
<td class="r data">      18,043</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,723</td>
<td class="r data">       1,916</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      31,238</td>
<td class="r data">      19,610</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">      27,784</td>
<td class="r data">      17,899</td>
<td class="r data">    64.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,454</td>
<td class="r data">       1,711</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      31,685</td>
<td class="r data">      19,702</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      28,230</td>
<td class="r data">      18,036</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,455</td>
<td class="r data">       1,666</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      31,383</td>
<td class="r data">      19,321</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,059</td>
<td class="r data">      17,736</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,324</td>
<td class="r data">       1,585</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    47.9</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    52.6</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    27.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    62.7</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">    86.9</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    92.0</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">    86.4</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">         283</td>
<td class="r data">    91.9</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">    89.1</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         382</td>
<td class="r data">         343</td>
<td class="r data">    89.8</td>
<td class="r data">         361</td>
<td class="r data">         338</td>
<td class="r data">    93.6</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">    91.1</td>
<td class="r data">         300</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">    93.7</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         343</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">    88.3</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">    92.9</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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